Two Charged With Creating Fake Super Bowl Tickets

New York City police charged two men Tuesday with producing fake Super Bowl tickets and selling other fake National Football League playoff passes.

Damon Daniels, 43 years old, of the Bronx, and Eugene Fladger, 32, of Philadelphia, Penn., were each charged with 79 counts of second-degree forgery and other crimes, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said. Both men were awaiting arraignment on Tuesday and could not be reached for comment.

Both Mr. Daniels and Mr. Fladger sold the tickets on the streets of New York City and over the internet to buyers across the country, Mr. Brown said.

The counterfeit tickets were for games that included the AFC Championship game in Boston and the NFC wild-card game in Philadelphia, Mr. Brown said.

They also tried to sell parking passes close to MetLife Stadium, where Super Bowl XLVIII will be played, prosecutors said.

“The defendants are charged with not only running a lucrative illegal operation that allegedly ripped off the National Football League and sports fans alike by manufacturing well-crafted counterfeit tickets using state-of-the art equipment but creating a security nightmare for the NFL and the vast army of local, state and federal enforcement law agencies,” Mr. Brown said. “Beyond that, individuals who bought tickets or passes through the Internet may be in for a rude awakening on game day.”